Mutant Year Zero

Zone Compendium 01: Lair of the Saurians is the first official supplement to the Mutant: Year Zero RPG. This 32-page booklet is packed with thrilling scenario locations and useful tools for the the game.

Mutant: Year Zero takes you to the world after the great Apocalypse. Humanity’s proud civilisation has fallen. The cities are dead wastelands, winds sweeping along empty streets turned into graveyards. But life remains. Among the ruins, the People live. You are the heirs of humanity - but not quite human anymore. Your bodies and minds are capable of superhuman feats. You are mutants.

The Dice (set of 15 custom d6) are made specifically to enhance the rule system. They are not strictly necessary - normal six-sided dice of three colours will do – but they include the custom symbols used in the game, and make the game run even smoother.

The Cards (deck of 100 cards) come in three types: Mutation Cards are used to randomly draw your mutations and then supply easy reference. Artefact Cards work the same way, but for artefacts. Threat Cards are story hooks that let you kick off a game of Mutant: Year Zero in an instant. All of the information on the cards is repeated in the main rulebook - but they do enhance the gaming experience.

"The wind grew stronger and the waves even bigger, wilder. The scrap barge heeled over and creaked under the strain, cold Zone water flooding it with every crashing wave. We had left the Ark at dawn and set out for the old oil rigs on the northern horizon. Now the tall swell and lashing rain blocked all sight of them. We could only fight to stay on board, and pray to the Ancients that the barge wouldn't break apart. "Torpedo fish!" Franton suddenly yelled. "Underneath us!" he continued, pointing into the dead blue sea. For a fraction of second, I saw a dark shade in the deep. A large shadow. That was no torpedo fish. It was something far worse..."

The official Gamemaster Screen for Mutant: Year Zero is of the same top production quality as the core rulebook itself. It is made out of four sections of 3 mm thick hardback, measuring a mighty 872 x 279 mm when unfolded. The outside features beautiful full color artwork, and the inside contains all of the tables and charts needed to create the Zone, build the Ark and fight deadly battles in the world of Mutant: Year Zero.

During the great apocalypse, humanity fled to the depths of the underground enclaves. In genetic laboratories, researchers tried to breed a new being, splicing human and animal DNA, creating a beast intelligent yet strong enough to survive in the devastated world. The enclaves have fallen - but the animals’ fight for freedom has only just begun. Mutant: Genlab Alpha is a complete stand-alone expansion to the award-winning Mutant: Year Zero roleplaying game.

Mutant: Year Zero goes back to the origins of the Mutant franchise: role-playing after the Apocalypse. In this game, you play as one of The People - heavily mutated humans living in The Ark, a small and isolated settlement in a sea of chaos. The outside world is unknown to you, and so is your origin.